A is for Adam
A is for Adam

Author: Lorilee Craker

Publisher: Waterbrook Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781578563241

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Your Earthly Guide to Heavenly Names There is no question about it: Bible names are hot! Parents with classic tastes and those who desire to reflect their faith are turning to Scripture for inspiration in choosing a truly meaningful name. Here is a comprehensive collection of the most beautiful, interesting, and viable biblical baby names, each one imbued with the spiritual significance modern parents are seeking. A Is for Adam goes far beyond the traditional listings of names and their meanings to provide the kind of fun and savvy information you really want to know, such as a name's popularity and image, and to answer the sorts of questions that plague pregnant women and expectant dads. Each name listed in A Is for Adam has been profiled for its uniqueness, image, and whether it is up-and-coming or more stale than last week's donuts. This one-of-a-kind book features summaries of each Bible person's story, ambigender options, fresh nickname ideas, cultural considerations and variations, pop culture references, and much more!

My Name Is Not Isabella
My Name Is Not Isabella

Author: Jennifer Fosberry

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1402245513

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New York Times Bestseller! Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream? Ask Isabella... She takes a wild ride-and discovers the sky's the limit! "This story...speaks frankly about self-identity and self affirmation as Isabella decides at the end that she is actually herself...because she possesses the best parts of all of the women she looks up to." -ForeWord Magazine "The colorful mixed-media artwork reinforces the fanciful, upbeat tone of the book. Use this story to ignite young readers' interest in women's history." -School Library Journal Who Is Your Hero? Isabella's include U.S. Astronaut Sally Ride, activist Rosa Parks, and sharpshooter Annie Oakley-but there's no bigger hero than Isabella's own mommy! Join Isabella on an adventure of discovery-and find out how imagining to be these extraordinary women teaches her the importance of being her extraordinary self. A rollicking read-aloud and terrific "read-to-myself" story, My Name Is Not Isabella is capturing hearts and awards, including: Silver ForeWord Book of the Year Award for Picture Books Gold Moonbeam Children's Book Award Gold Independent Publisher Book Award Amelia Bloomer List Jennifer Fosberry is a science geek turned children's book writer. Until recently, she worked as a project manager in Silicon Valley in the high-tech electronic field. She currently divides her time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Costa Rica with her husband and three children. Mike Litwin combines a variety of media to create scenes that serve the imagination and education of women. A graduate of the East Carolina University School of Art and Design, he plays both designer and illustrator with an often wacky, always delightful style that uniquely blends playful innocence with devilish mischief. Illustrating and telling stories for children is his passion, his entertainment, and his dream. He currently lives in Greenville, North Carolina, with his wife and three daughters.

Always Up Front
Always Up Front

Author: Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein

Publisher: Gefen Publishing House Ltd

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9789652293381

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From the time she followed her big brother to kindergarten and got herself accepted a year ahead of time, Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein has pursued her goals with pluck, verve, and determination. In this forthright and engaging memoir, Helen looks through a lens that encompasses most of the last century and moves into the present one, telling the story Always Up Front. As president of Women's League for Conservative Judaism and a leader in the Jewish organizational world the author encountered such figures as Nelson Rockefeller, Golda Meir, Abraham Heschel, David Ben-Gurion, Teddy Kollek, Arthur Goldberg, Menachem Begin, Elie Wiesel, and involvement in such events as the creation and development of the State of Israel, the Civil Rights Movement, the Feminist Movement and its impact on Conservative Judaism, and open admissions policies in higher education were consequences of that MOVE and are described here with vivid recall.

Shall We Gather at the River
Shall We Gather at the River

Author: E. Reid Gilbert

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-09-26

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1465348077

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This Romeo/Juliet story set in the mountains of Virginia in the 1870s depicts a life and time largely forgotten now. Jimmie Sue, a white farm boy, and Madeleen, a colored sharecropper girl, although mutually attracted to each other, must deal with a greater obstacle than having different family names, such as the Capulets and Montagues in Shakespeare. Jimmie Sue was not so interested in a sheet of paper to certify their relationship, but Madeleen would have no part of an arrangement that was not "blessed of the Lord." Their shared experiences in the fields, the churches, the baptism creek give them many contact opportunities, which are duly celebrated yet constantly thwarted. Although the focus is on these two teenagers, the story gives some insight into the post-civil war racial relationships in the mountains... quite different from the more normally accepted tales of the plantations.

Baby Island
Baby Island

Author: Carol Ryrie Brink

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-06-19

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1442468599

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When a ferocious storm hits their ship, young Mary and Jean become stranded on a deserted island. They’re not the only survivors; with them are four babies. Immediately the sisters set out to make the island a home for themselves and the little ones. A classic tale of courage and dedication from a Newbery Medalist author.

Short Fiction by Black Women, 1900-1920
Short Fiction by Black Women, 1900-1920

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Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1991-04-18

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 9780199762958

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The forty-six short stories collected in this volume were originally published in The Colored American Magazine or The Crisis between 1900 and 1920. The Introduction to the collection, written by Elizabeth Ammons, explores the role played by the major black magazines of that period and demonstrates how these two magazines provided the largest secular outlets for short fiction by black women at the turn of the century.